Sugar-sweetened beverage purchases in urban Peru before the implementation of taxation and warning label policies: a baseline study

• Main Authors: Caitlin M. Lowery (Author), Lorena Saavedra-Garcia (Author), Francisco Diez-Canseco (Author), María Kathia Cárdenas (Author), J. Jaime Miranda (Author), Lindsey Smith Taillie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is associated with obesity and chronic disease. In 2018, Peru increased the tax on high-sugar beverages (≥6 g of sugar per 100 mL) from 17 to 25%, yet little is known about pre-existing beverage trends or demographic characteristics associated...